Snowflake row edging hand embroidery pattern

Easy · 3 colors · 3 kinds of stitch

Snowflake row edging: preview of the stitched design

Three large snowflakes with a small star flake between each two run between two mid blue lines of stem stitch. A large flake has six arms of sky blue stem stitch that spring from a navy French knot, each with a pair of lazy daisy loops and a navy French knot at its tip; a star flake is six lazy daisy loops round a navy French knot. The band is the same on both sides of its middle. Trace it again end to end for a longer hem, towel or tablecloth.

Size and details

Easy. Simple stitches in three colors.

3 colors of floss and 3 kinds of stitch:

The stitched size, by hoop
Hoop	Inches	Centimeters
3 in (8 cm)	1.8 × 0.5 in	4.6 × 1.3 cm
4 in (10 cm)	2.6 × 0.8 in	6.6 × 2 cm
5 in (13 cm)	3.5 × 1.1 in	8.9 × 2.8 cm
6 in (15 cm)	4.4 × 1.3 in	11.2 × 3.3 cm
8 in (20 cm)	6.2 × 1.9 in	15.7 × 4.8 cm

In a 3 or 4 inch hoop the French knots are drawn smaller than about 2 mm (a little over 1/16 in). Use one strand of floss for them there, or choose a larger hoop.

The pattern is drawn inside a circle about half an inch (1.3 cm) smaller all around than the hoop.

What you need

DMC 322 Dark Baby BlueLines
DMC 3755 Baby BlueArms of the snowflakes, loops on the arms and loops of the star flakes
DMC 336 Navy BlueKnots at the tips of the arms, knots at the middle of the snowflakes and knots at the middle of the star flakes

The floss is six-strand cotton; the stitch guide says how many strands to use. You also need a hoop, an embroidery needle (a size 7 to 9 suits two or three strands) and plain cotton or linen fabric. To frame the piece in its hoop, cut a square 3 inches (8 cm) wider than the hoop: a 9 inch (23 cm) square for a 6 inch hoop.

Stitch guide

Stem stitch 2 or 3 strandsLines, arms of the snowflakes
Lazy daisy stitch 2 strandsLoops on the arms, loops of the star flakes
French knot 2 strands, two wrapsKnots at the tips of the arms, knots at the middle of the snowflakes, knots at the middle of the star flakes

Getting it onto your fabric

The PDF holds the pattern twice at actual size: once as drawn, and once mirrored for an iron-on transfer pen. Print it at 100% with scaling off and check the one-inch square (25.4 mm) with a ruler before you trace. How to transfer a pattern explains tracing, carbon paper and the other ways. The files are under Downloads.